Masi-Manimba weather in January

In January, Masi-Manimba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 131 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Masi-Manimba's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masi-Manimba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 131 mm; 21.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:50 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Masi-Manimba is locality capital of the eponymous territory of the province of Kwilu in the Democratic Republic of Congo..

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Masi-Manimba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

How January really feels in Masi-Manimba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Masi-Manimba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	131	21.2	12.2	3.5
Feb	31° / 22°	119	17.5	12.2	3.4
Mar	31° / 22°	153	21	12	3.1
Apr	31° / 22°	202	25.1	11.9	2.9
May	31° / 22°	113	18.5	11.8	3.7
Jun	31° / 21°	24	5.3	11.7	5.0
Jul	32° / 21°	8	2.5	11.8	4.7
Aug	32° / 21°	41	9.6	11.8	4.0
Sep	31° / 22°	109	18.8	12	3.4
Oct	30° / 21°	191	26.3	12.1	3.1
Nov	30° / 21°	199	24.9	12.2	3.2
Dec	30° / 21°	177	24.3	12.3	3.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	18	18	18
Cloudier (%)	82	82	82	82	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	82	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Masi-Manimba gets around 131 mm of rain over 21.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	65
31	64

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7
Oppressive (%)	95	95	94	94	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	7	93

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:43	6:00
2	12.3	5:44	6:00
3	12.3	5:44	6:01
4	12.3	5:45	6:01
5	12.3	5:45	6:01
6	12.3	5:46	6:02
7	12.3	5:46	6:02
8	12.3	5:47	6:03
9	12.3	5:47	6:03
10	12.3	5:48	6:03
11	12.3	5:48	6:04
12	12.3	5:49	6:04
13	12.3	5:49	6:04
14	12.3	5:49	6:05
15	12.3	5:50	6:05
16	12.2	5:50	6:05
17	12.2	5:51	6:05
18	12.2	5:51	6:06
19	12.2	5:51	6:06
20	12.2	5:52	6:06
21	12.2	5:52	6:06
22	12.2	5:53	6:07
23	12.2	5:53	6:07
24	12.2	5:53	6:07
25	12.2	5:54	6:07
26	12.2	5:54	6:07
27	12.2	5:54	6:08
28	12.2	5:55	6:08
29	12.2	5:55	6:08
30	12.2	5:55	6:08
31	12.2	5:56	6:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
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17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Masi-Manimba?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masi-Manimba.

What to pack for Masi-Manimba in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Masi-Manimba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

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UV index in Masi-Manimba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masi-Manimba peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	14	13	9	7	7	4	10	13	12	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Masi-Manimba in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Masi-Manimba is worst in August — around 175 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 12.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	31	27	19	34	66	86	175	54	18	14	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	31	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	66	Unhealthy
Jul	86	Unhealthy
Aug	175	Very unhealthy
Sep	54	Poor
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Masi-Manimba?

Masi-Manimba sits at 4.8°S, 17.9°E, 487 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bulungu, 83 km away.

Topography around Masi-Manimba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Masi-Manimba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masi-Manimba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 414 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m.

The land around Masi-Manimba is covered by shrubs (44%), trees (26%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%), trees (30%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), trees (36%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

197 m

shrubs 44%

16 km

272 m

shrubs 39%

80 km

534 m

grassland 41%

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← December Masi-Manimba year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Bulungu 83 km · Kikwit 107 km · Dungu 166 km · Bandundu Province 172 km · Idiofa 190 km · Mangai 200 km · Mushie 223 km · Kasongo-Lunda 224 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $807; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 12%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 34.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Masi-Manimba (-4.7755°, 17.891°, elevation 487 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	65
31	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	7	93

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	65
31	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	7	93

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	66
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	65
31	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	7	93